foundation

Begin.

Explore the foundations of alignment and essential elements of a yoga practice including a wide range of yoga postures, breathing practices, meditation and relaxation in a safe and supportive setting. A great place to begin if you have little or no yoga experience or are looking for a gentler session.

deepening

Explore and immerse.

Delve deeper into the art and science of yoga through a wider range of postures and deeper enquiry into the universal principles of alignment. Most appropriate for students with some yoga experience and ongoing students. We suggest you have at least one term of ‘Foundation’ level classes (or equivalent e.g. another yoga style) before signing up for Deepening level classes.

expanding

Expand your yoga experience.

With a wider variety of practices including asana, pranayama, chanting, philosophy, meditation and relaxation. Appropriate for students who have previously explored foundations and/or deepening classes and want to expand their practice further.

prenatal

Support your pregnancy.

Weekly Prenatal Yoga Classes at YFTH offer supportive, safe yoga practices in a friendly environment. You will have the opportunity to –

Practice ways to use your breath to help you to be calm and to focus and direct your energy during labour and birth.

Learn postures and practices to accommodate or ease common discomforts of pregnancy

Develop your confidence and awareness of different aspects of birth

Enjoy time and share knowledge and experience with other pregnant women

postnatal

Especially for new mothers and pre crawling babies.

Weekly classes offer staged, appropriate restorative practices with attention given to recovery of the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles as well as relieving tension in the upper back, shoulders and neck as mothers adjust to life with a newborn. Relaxation and breathing practices offer mothers ways in which to calm and connect with themselves and their babies. The classes are informal, friendly and safe spaces in which to enjoy time with other mothers of newborns and where each woman can relax and be themselves whatever their experience week to week.

Women who have clearance from their doctor or other health professional can usually begin:

from about 6 weeks after giving birth, OR

from 8-12 weeks following a caesarean birth depending on recovery

All yoga equipment is provided. Mothers just need to come with their baby (or babies), a blanket/cloth for your baby to lie on next to your mat and toys or comforters your baby enjoys.

If your baby needs you during class, you can feed, change or settle your baby as needed. Each mother starts, stops and joins in the class again as she can. Postnatal yoga is a very relaxed space and everyone understands the needs of babies and mothers!

NOTE: If you have any conditions relating to your birth or pregnancy eg. ongoing pelvic girdle pain, diastasis recti (abdominal muscle separation) or other complications, then please discuss this with the teacher before enrolling as you may be advised to seek more specific treatments with appropriate therapists before joining a group yoga session.

lunchtime

Enjoy yoga in the middle of your day!

These classes are suitable for all students, whether you are new to yoga or more practiced.

aerial

Fly supported and free.

Move through traditional yoga poses and aerial adaptions all supported by the specially designed and load tested hammock.

Inner Ease

This 60-minute gentle session is intended to invite ease at all levels of body, mind and heart for those feeling the dis-ease of chronic illness. Inspired in her dual role of yoga teacher and audiologist, Dani is hoping to serve people who suffer with chronic tinnitus and other sound intolerances. This offering, however, would also be suitable for people experiencing vertigo, insomnia, headaches, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, cancer treatment and recovery, or anyone else living with chronic illness. You can expect a gentle heart-ful practice incorporating mindfulness meditation, breath work, slow movement and grounding yoga poses, and deep relaxation.

Youth Yoga

MOVEMENT AND MINDFULNESS

With Bonita

These classes are a fun and friendly way to introduce your children to yoga. Expect a playful approach to postures, meditation and relaxation.

Kids Yoga

A non competitive activity for kids to move, breath and relax.

A fun and playful approach, discovering the benefits of yoga in a way kids can digest.

Kundalini

“Kundalini Yoga consists of active and passive asana-based kriyas, pranayama, and meditations which target the whole body system to develop awareness, consciousness and spiritual strength.” – Yogi BhajanAll types of yoga are leading us down the same path; getting us out of our head and into our bodies. Connecting us to those around us, while giving us the space to realise that we have everything that we need to live a full and meaningful life. Kundalini is translated from Sanskrit meaning ‘coiled snake’. Early eastern belief was that this ‘coiled’ energy lay dormant at the base of the spine. Kundalini Yoga works on connecting us to this divine energy within us, moving it up and down the spine, working on releasing blocks where this energy can get stuck and inhibit this natural mind-body-soul connection.

A Kundalini Yoga class is quite different compared to other yoga classes that you may have been to. Each class combines asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), mudras (hand gestures), mantra (chanting), relaxation and meditation to become physically, emotionally and mentally resilient. Although each class is quite different the class structure is always the same. A class begins by ‘tuning in’ with mantra followed by a warm up set. Then a kriya (set of postures put together achieve a specific outcome) is taught. The kriyas are designed to challenge you – often with repetitive postures synced with dynamic breath-work. Following the kriya there is relaxation and usually a meditation. A Kundalini class is then always sealed with ‘The Long Time Sun’ song. Every class is different and designed to work on a specific aspect of your physically, emotionally or mentally. The majority of Kundalini Yoga classes are practiced with eyes closed, allowing students to project inward and connect with your true self, your Sat Nam.

Young at Heart

Young at Heart paves the way for developing an evolving and sustainable practice as we age. The class is designed to provide a practice that will maintain and improve mobility and can benefit all age groups. Based on the four key principles for healthy ageing – strength, flexibility, agility, and balance – the practice is varied and draws on the deeper support of breath, mindfulness and meditation principles.